Cillian Murphy to Reteam With Christopher Nolan on ‘Dunkirk’ (Exclusive)

LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 02: Cillian Murphy attends the Red Carpet Arrivals for the European Film Premiere of "In The Heart Of The Sea">> at Empire Leicester Square on December 2, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Fred Duval/Getty Images)

Christopher Nolan is enlisting his longtime collaborator Cillian Murphy to join the ensemble cast of his action-thriller “Dunkirk” after working together on the Dark Knight trilogy and “Inception,” multiple individuals familiar with the project have told TheWrap.

Newcomer Fionn Whitehead will star alongside British actors Jack Lowden and Aneurin Barnard, as well as One Director singer Harry Styles. Murphy is expected to play a supporting role alongside Tom Hardy, Mark Rylance and Kenneth Branagh.

Nolan wrote “Dunkirk,” which chronicles the WWII evacuation of Dunkirk during Operation Dynamo, the British military operation that saved the lives of 330,000 Allied soldiers who were surrounded by German forces. He’ll also produce the film with Emma Thomas.

“Dunkirk” will be shot on a combination of IMAX 65mm and 65mm large-format film photography for maximum image quality and high-impact immersion. Shooting will begin in May using many of the real locations of the true-life events, which form the background for the story.